7.20.2009

If you know me, you know that I would go to the moon & back just to knit myself a pair of socks. I have seen so many beautiful socks on other blogs and just {sob} because I seem to be completely incapable of knitting. Period..Oh, believe me. I have checked out every how-to-knit book, wrestled with those dratted needles and yarn, watched every how-to-knit youtube video & prayed for some sort of knitting savvy..Nope..Until I paged through my copy of CROCHET today(Sept/Oct 08) and lookee, lookee, there is a pattern for socks. Not knitted mind you, but lovely crochet -- which I know how to do!

And to my complete and utter amazement, I see an actual, wearable sock forming from my hook..

7.14.2009

My dear blogirl-friend from Dandelion Quiltsand I were just 'talking' about what you do when someone 'famous' comments on your blog. (She had just had a 'famous' blogger comment on hers and she was giddy!).So we decided of course, for starters ------> you just pinch yourself with excitement!.

This is my very own case of 'just pinch me'. I was recently contacted by FaveCrafts to do a guest feature/tutorial on their craft website..(pinch).So I wracked my brain as to what to do?..........

.I got out my hairpin lace frame and decided to make a very simple rosette..

And with help from my lovely assistant --a.k.a. younger daughter who so patiently held the frame and stood still while I took pics -- .

I constructed a hairpin rosette..The complete feature/tutorial is here........and yes, I am still pinching myself.

7.06.2009

I have a great-aunt who is so lady-like in her dressing (she would never been seen in pants -- dresses only!) and unfortunetly has become wheel-chair bound. Being self-conscious about some changes in her legs, she feels the need to cover them. But she still wants to present herself as very classic in her attire.....what to do?